The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-06

be placed in the manger, so as TO have it
within easy reach of the animal whenever
it may desire salt.
Level culture is better than killing, as it
enables the cultivator and harrow To be used
with greater facility, while the rains do not
flow off as rapidly, which is very import
ant matter during dry seasons, when light
| showers occur only at long intervals.
A remedy for maggots on sheep is said to
be kerosene oil. Saturate the sore and also
the wool around it, and inject-th kerosene
as deeply as possible with the use of a syr-
inge. 1t win kill them instantly. AS kero-
sene is very irritating and painful the use of
crude petroleum would perhaps be better.
Mr.. A. |. Bidwell, of Florida, received re-
turns from his first shipment of six crates
of peaches some days ago. They brought
him 81 per crate on about $l5 per b1shel
net. His Peen-to's are yielding but short
crop. But the Bidwells Early will give him
about four bushels to the tree.
It is claimed that if a sow be fed on flesh
food, such as a piece of liver or cheap beef,
first having the meat slightly sprinkled with
salt, she will not be so liable to devour her
young, as the habit is said to be prompted
by desire for flesh food If she continue
the practice it will be cheaper to butcher
her.
If the calves and pigs were compelled to
forage for a living, like the hens, they would
soon become a nuisance and fail to pay, vet
the hen is sometimes expected TO lay under
the most adverse conditions. Ii she is to
pay profit she must receive the attention
necessary to enable her to perform all that
may be required of her.
In attempting to make the food of the calf
too rich when it is being raised by hand the
digestion may be impaired and scouls be the
result. Skim milk not soured given some
what warm is the best, but oat meal Cruel
may be added three times week and gill
of linseed meal twice a week with advan-
tage. Do not, however, change the food
suddenly.
Grow crop of pumpkins, as they will
keep well for winter Use and make an excel
lent change for the pigs. A farm kettle for
cooking pumpkins will enable the farmer to
utilize the crop to better advantage, and as
they can be grown in the corn-ield after the
last working of the corn, they entail but
little labor and yield we'll in proportion to
cost, while they are very highly relished by
all classes of stock.
A Washington correspondent of the Farm
and FireSide says: Il bought package of
Persian insect powder plant seed pyre-
thruml and planted in my garden. When
| the pests begin to come | make tea of the
| flowers and sprinkle it on the cabbages and
melons ana III Kills every Dug. III is narn-
less to the plant and man. The seed can be
procured of any first-class scotsman. Its
culture is very simple. 1t is the 'buhach
plant of California, and is the best and
safest general insecticide known
1t is reported that Mr.. Charles Deubler,
of Dawson, Ga, has a shepherd dog that
drives his chickens up at night. About sun
down the dog begins his rounds over the
premises and never stops until every fowl is
driven up and is in the hen-house. If a
chicken shows a disposition not to retire to
its roosting the dog drives it in the
hen-house and stands guard at the door until
the chicken takes perch on the roost, when
he will start after others. A Southern CUL-
tirdtor reader had quite different expert
ence with his shepherd dog, as the animal
ate up several fine high-bred Plymouth
| Rocks. There is a difference, says the Cut-
tirator, in dogs as well as in men.